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Meanings of Chin in English

Portuguese
chinchilla
Catalan
barba
Spanish
barba

The bottom of the face, below the mouth.

chinchilla

Kamarupan languages spoken in western Burma and Bangladesh and easternmost India.

Raise oneself while hanging from one's hands until one's chin is level with the support bar.

Synonyms
Examples for "chin up"
Examples for "chin up"
1
Augustus forces my chin up so that I must look at him.
Daughters of the Nile
2
She set a hand to her waist and tipped her chin up.
Witch heart
3
He bucked his chin up as if he wanted Dr. Minnericht's attention.
Boneshaker
4
The boy threw his chin up again and half shut his eyes.
A Spirit in Prison
5
If lockdown blues became too much to handle this week, chin up!
The South African
Usage of Chin in English
1
At the appropriate moment, Chin hit the key for the second transmission.
To Honor You Call Us
2
Our hearts go out to them during these difficult times, Lowrie-Chin added.
Jamaica Observer
3
The Il Chin Hoi, the pro-Japanese society, followed in the same line.
Korea's Fight for Freedom
4
High Chin sat stiffly in the saddle, his hand clasping the horn.
Jim Waring of Sonora-Town; Or, Tang of Life
5
It divides India's Ladakh region from the Chinese governed Aksai Chin region.
News.com.au
6
I might as well do something, said laid-off dental assistant Sara Chin.
Reuters
7
She and Chin also now have a young son, born in 2015.
Rock and Ice Magazine
8
Yu Tzu Chin Each collage takes at least two months to complete.
Wired
9
Scott Chin silently aimed his camera right at Emily, Aria, and Hanna.
Wicked
10
After that there could be no serious defence of the Chin empire.
A History of China
11
He still dreamed of bringing the southern Chin empire under his feet.
Genghis: bones of the hills: a novel
12
Again came the shrug, with just the merest hint of the Chin.
Past malice: an emma fielding mystery
13
Glad to hear it,' said Mark, dropping his chin onto his chest.
Small wars: a novel
14
A second worker had a bullet graze through his chin, said police.
The South African
15
There was a dimple in the chin, but none in the cheeks.
The Leavenworth Case
16
He seemed uneasy; scratched his jaw; and rearranged a row of chins.
The Poor Little Rich Girl
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